In This Newsletter:

• NPW Upcoming Events
• Event Recaps
• NPW in the News - How to Make a Difference in a Nonprofit Career in Westchester
• 2023 Workforce Survey Results Mid-Hudson
• Member and Community Events & Resources
• Funding

This week! Still Time to Register: Sept. 28, 3:00 - 4:15 PM, Virtual: Essential Steps to Planning a Nonprofit Audit

Oct. 4, 9:30 - 3:30 PM, WLS: Advocacy for Nonprofit Professionals Learning Lab

Oct. 5, 8:30 - 10:00 AM, Virtual: A New Way to Talk About Nonprofit Overhead

Oct. 10, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, Sam's: NPW Nonprofit Executive Directors/CEOs Affinity Group - Shock-Proofing Your Organization: Thriving Through Change (Members Only)

Oct. 18, 8:30 - 10:00 AM, WLS: 2023 Budget Forum with Westchester County Board of Legislators

Oct. 25, 8:30 - 10:00 AM, WLS: Budget Forum with County Executive Latimer

Nov. 29, 5:30 - 8:00 PM, Sonesta Hotel: NPW Keep Westchester Thriving Awards & Annual Meeting & Emerging Leaders Program Graduation

Join us in honoring Kathy Halas and celebrating the nonprofit workforce on November 29th. KWT Changemaker Awards will be announced on October 11th.

NPW is appreciative of all our program sponsors - learn about them HERE.

Over 30 members of the NPW Public Policy committee met virtually on September 21st to share information and issues important to the social and economic stability of Westchester. Special thanks to Janet Rolon Fry, Deputy Executive Director, Community Resource Center, for an important and comprehensive DACA update.

NPW Members are invited to share their advocacy issues and action items HERE.

Our Emerging Leaders class of 2023 spent a beautiful afternoon on Groundwork Hudson Valley's incredible Science Barge on September 21st. The group learned how Groundwork creates sustainable environmental change in urban neighborhoods through community-based partnerships that promote equity, youth leadership, and economic opportunity.

Development and Communications Associate and current ELPer, Jerome Cunningham, provided a great overview of Groundwork's main areas of focus - sustainability education, youth leadership, and climate resilience. Enormous thanks to Interim Executive Director Ellen Theg and Director of Development Karen Tumelty for hosting us.

Joel Rodriguez, Sustainability Education Program Manager, gave an amazing tour of all that is growing on the barge, and the group enjoyed a delicious wine and cheese spread.  

Thank you to our ELP Program Sponsors: Mutual of America Financial Group and Hudson Valley Credit Union.

Thank you to the 30+ participants who joined us last Friday, September 22nd for another incredible Peer-to-Peer Affinity Group meeting led by the outstanding Dr. Alexandria Connally and Michelle A. Nicholas.

As part of a two-session topic, the group discussed stereotypes with an opening icebreaker that encouraged people to speak to new friends. By the end of the session, the room was filled with laughter and joy. 

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this group: PCSB Bank Community Foundation, United Way of Westchester and Putnam, Pace University, Westchester Library System.

How to Make a Difference in a Nonprofit Career in Westchester, Westchester Magazine - September 20, 2023

“While it’s often natural to associate nonprofit careers with roles such as case workers and social workers, the opportunities available in the nonprofit sector are robust.” Read the full article here.

As a board member of the Westchester Putnam Workforce Development Board, NPW Executive Director, Jan Fisher, was part of a special presentation to learn and discuss the results, and represent the specific needs of the nonprofit sector.

• Businesses are still struggling to attract workers.
• Competition for limited talent pools is driving the market.
• Major need for skilled trades awareness and training.
• Workers’ needs and expectations have shifted.
• Significant need for training and upskilling.
• Lack of professional networks, experience and credentials limit growth. 

Read the summary HERE. 2023 Survey Results: Business Workforce, Job Seeker.

Multilingual Job Fair - Sept. 28

2nd Annual Disability Rights and Employment Awareness Month Symposium 

The goal of this event is to acknowledge the rights that people with disabilities are entitled to, highlight the extreme value that disabled New Yorkers bring to the workforce and also assist in matching prospective qualified candidates with employers who believe that a diverse workforce is an empowered, quality workforce.

Westchester National Disability Employment Awareness Month Awards Ceremony - Oct. 6

Regional Career Fair - Oct. 12

Pace University's Fall 2023 In-Person Job and Internship Fair - October 13

Use NPW's Nonprofit Community Calendar as a resource when planning your event. Email newsletter@npwestchester.org to get your event listed. 

The NPW Nonprofit Job Board currently has over 125 active job listings! NPW Members can post jobs for FREE. 

NPW members are encouraged to share news about their organizations - new hires, grants received, recognition, awards, press releases, and new initiatives on NPW Member News Webpage. Submit your news using this form. 

$150 Million New York Forward Loan Fund 2 

The $150 million New York Forward Loan Fund 2 program will provide flexible loans to NYS small businesses and nonprofits. Qualified recipients can apply for loans up to $150,000 with affordable, fixed-rate interest rates. Pre apply HERE. Press Release.

The Field Hall Foundation is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for their Winter 2023-24 grant cycle. The deadline to submit is October 3^rd and grants will be awarded at the end of January 2024. Learn more and find the LOI forms HERE. The deadline to submit an LOI for the Winter 2023/24 grant cycle is Oct. 3rd. The Foundation supports programs and projects that directly improve the lives of low-income OLDER ADULTS and their CAREGIVERS. 

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